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Headquarters athletics team in a time of 35 minutes 42.33 seconds emerged winners of the Guyana Police Force’s 10 kilometre mixed relay race held yesterday.

By Orin Davidson Guyana’s Lennox Cush set Italy ablaze yesterday with a lethal batting display in leading the United States  of America to victory over the home team in the final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Four championship in Bologna.

Guyana’s national youth sprinter Chavez Ageday clocked 10.90 seconds in the ‘B’ final of the boys’ 100m event to earn himself a fourth place yesterday at the World Youth Olympic Games, currently ongoing in Singapore.

The second round of the Guyana Football Federation’s Super League competition will commence today with three matches.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will tonight hold a wake at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in Queenstown for the late veteran cricket administrator Alfred Mohammed.

By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday said it will sponsor a 42-member contingent inclusive of athletes and officials to the upcoming XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India from October 3-14.

By Tamica Garnett President of the Guyana Olympic Association  K. Juman Yassin yesterday severely criticized the government over its lack of financial support for sports teams leaving these shores to attend international competitions.

CANTERBURY, England, CMC – Shiv Chanderpaul’s Lancashire pulled off a resounding victory over Kent yesterday to keep alive their hopes of winning the English County Championship Division One title.

SINGAPORE,  CMC – Fifteen-year-old Jamaican Odane Skeen crowned himself world junior sprint king yesterday when he dismissed his field to win the 100 metres at the inaugural Youth Olympics.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Johan Botha has  replaced Graeme Smith as South Africa’s Twenty20 captain,  Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies will face Kenya and Sri Lanka in Colombo next February, in official warm-up matches for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Ricky Ponting has revealed details of a “bruising” argument between Australia’s past and present players over safety concerns in the lead up to this year’s IPL.

GATINEAU, Canada, – St Lucia are on the verge of finishing the men’s junior NORCECA Championship winless, after another straight sets whipping by Martinique in their penultimate match on Friday.

MASON, Ohio, (Reuters) – World number two Roger  Federer comfortably beat Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-3 yesterday to set up a meeting with American Mardy Fish in the  final of the Cincinnati Masters.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Nevis turned in a dominant performance, hammering Antigua and Barbuda by 122 runs to open the St Kitts Under-13 tournament on a high yesterday.

(BBC) Pakistan captain Salman Butt hailed his side’s character after they survived a final session wobble yesterday at The Oval to give them hope of rescuing the series.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Arjun Atwal  is on the verge of becoming the first player from India to win  on the PGA Tour after racing three shots clear of the field in  the Greensboro Classic third round yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Juan Martin  Del Potro will be unable to defend his title this month, having  failed to recover from a wrist injury which has kept him out  since January.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC –  Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell has called an end to his 2010 season, joining his more celebrated Jamaican compatriot Usain Bolt on the sidelines.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s cricket team has  offered to tour Pakistan to raise funds for the victims of the  country’s massive floods, despite the suspension of foreign  visits following a militant attack last year.